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This page lists books about birds and birdwatching in Honduras.

The books are arranged by publication date with the most recent at the top of the page.

Central America

Central America

For bird books about Central American countries see:

Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama

Also see:

Mexico

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Northern Central America

esse Fagan, Oliver Komar

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

2016

"Birding is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism industry in northern Central America, and this is the newest and best bird field guide to this region the first new bird guide in over ten years for the countries of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. This guide is far more complete than previous ones, with more than 800 species accounts, full-color range maps, and 1,000 beautiful illustrations and behavioral vignettes covering all species recorded in the region.This guide is designed for birders to carry in the field, and it is a must-have for any birder who visits the area."

Guide to the Birds of Honduras

Robert J. Gallardo

"The first dedicated field guide to Honduras, featuring 1,000 illustrations on 73 color plates. Guide to the Birds of Honduras also illustrates the majority of the migratory species. Along with the standard species accounts Guide to the Birds of Honduras has a lengthy chapter 'Where to Find Birds in Honduras'. There are numerous tables toward the end of the book, one of which has an extensive list of botanical names for nectar sources that hummingbirds utilize and each species of hummingbird observed for each flower. A unique feature is a large pull-out map that will be approx. 16 × 25 in. One side illustrates a basic layout of ecosystems. The other side is labeled 'Important Bird Sites in Honduras which features over 200 points of interest throughout the country. These GPS-coded marker numbers are embedded in the text throughout most of the book and are all laid out in a separate Table. This layout means that all the numbers can be easily cross-referenced. Guide to the Birds of Honduras covers over 98% of the birds of the surrounding countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize and Nicaragua."

Annotated Checklist to the Birds of Honduras

Robert Gallardo

An annotated checklist with information on status and distribtion.

Seven Names for the Bellbird: Conservation Geography in Honduras

Mark Bonta

2003

"Offering intimate descriptions of the birds and people that inhabit Honduran landscapes, this title showcases the deep-rooted local traditions of bird appreciation and holds them up as a model for sound management of the environment."

Birding Honduras; A Checklist and Guide

Mark Bonta and David L. Anderson

A guide to birdwatching sites in Honduras plus an annotated checklist of 701 species recorded in the country.

Field Checklist of the Birds of Honduras

Dennis Beall

1997

Booklet that lists 672 species.

Site Guides: La Ruta Maya: A Guide to the Best Birding Locations of the Yucatan, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador

Dennis W Rogers

1997

A guide to birdwatching sites in the Yucatan, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America

Steve N.G. Howell & Sophie Webb

1995

A field guide to the 1,070 bird species, including North American migrants, found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and western Nicaragua. More than 180 species are endemic to this region. The book details appearance, voice, habitat, behaviour (including nests and eggs) and distribution. Range maps are included with species accounts, and introductory essays give essential background information, with special appendices summarizing useful information on the avifaunas of various offshore Pacific and Caribbean islands. Includes 71 colour plates and 39 black-and-white drawings.

Contents: Area covered; Geography and bird distribution; Climate and habitat; Migration; History of ornithology in Mexico; Conservation; Birding in Mexico and northern Central America; Using this book; Taxonomy; Molt and plumage; Outline of the species accounts; Family and Species Accounts; Appendices on extinct species, hypothetical occurrence, birds of Pacific Islands and Caribbean Islands, and additional species of eastern Honduras; Bibliography.

A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras

Robert S. Ridgely and John A. Gwynne

2nd edition

1989

"In the second edition, published in 1989, the authors expanded information on the birds of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras: approximately 200 new species were added to the material in the 1976 edition. Over 300 additional species, some of them Panamanian, were illustrated. Sixteen new plates were added, and three of the original plates were replaced by improved versions. Throughout the book changes were made to accommodate the explosion in knowledge of the birds of Panama and nearby areas and of neotropical birds in general. The basic sequence and systematics of the AOU 1983 Check-list were adopted. Also included in the revised edition was expanded and updated information on birdfinding in Panama, prepared with the assistance of two of Panama's best resident birders. The book also contains a special section outlining developments in Panama ornithology and conservation."

A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras

Robert S. Ridgely and John A. Gwynne

1976

Distributional Survey of the Birds of Honduras

Burt Monroe

American Ornithologists Union

1968

A Distributional Study Of The Birds Of British Honduras

S. M. Russell

American Ornithologists' Union

1964

A 195 page study.

Catalogue Of A Collection Of Birds Made By Mr. Chas. H. Townsend, On Islands In The Caribbean Sea And In Honduras

Robert Ridgway

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

1887

Opening lines:

"In the Auk for October, 1886, on pages 497-501, Mr. Charles B. Cory has published 'Descriptions of thirteen new species of birds from the island of Grand Cayman, West Indies,' and on pages 501, 502, 'A list of the birds collected in the island of Grand Cayman, West Indies, by W. B. Richardson, during the summer of 18SG.' The last-mentioned list enumerates forty species as having been found on the island."